Although it is a coincidence, it is not unexpected. These cases in Su Ping's hands all point to Huang Bingxuan, and Huang Bingxuan is originally from King Qi. It is common for Huang Bingxuan to have relatives of Princess Qi's relatives.
Su Ping and Mei Ran broke into Tian Qun's home, holding official documents, and wanted to search his home.
Tian Qun immediately panicked. After reading the official document, his body was like sieving chaff. He knelt down and shouted: "Master Su! I was wronged! The person who complained anonymously did not tell the truth! I only took a small part, but
Most of the thousand taels were taken away by Gan Jing, the minister of the Ministry of Industry! I grew up in the eighth grade and had no power to allocate warehouses! And I am not greedy! Gan Jing colluded with the water minister's doctor and Yuan Wailang to commit the crime together.
I'm just a warehouse keeper. I've been given an order, so I dare not not carry it out! There are also Huang Bingxuan, the Minister of Punishment, and Cao Huali, the Minister of Rites, they are all in the same group! If I don't accept it, they will kill me!"
It's like pulling out the carrot and bringing out the mud. This kid bit out four or five court officials with one mouth. No wonder he was eliminated from the officialdom early. It is worth mentioning that he was not dismissed after Emperor Wanlong ascended the throne, but applied for it on his own initiative.
Resigned.
Seeing his performance, Su Ping was secretly happy.
In a world under a monarchy system, with imperfect legal system and limited investigative methods, the long-standing tradition is "lenity for those who resist and severity for those who confess". Facing those people who refuse to admit, as long as no evidence can be found, they may be punished.
He got away with the crime. But if he confesses on his own initiative, you will be nailed here.
Although the truth is true, it cannot be said like this. It should be said the other way around. So Su Ping quickly said with a sympathetic face: "Don't panic, we already have a lot of information, and we know that you have not embezzled that much."
Su Ping stretched out his hand to help him up, and said with a serious face: "As long as you actively cooperate with our work, I will definitely intercede for you with the Vice Minister, and I will truthfully describe your confession in the file submitted to Dali Temple to win leniency for you.
deal with."
With a breakthrough, this case will usher in a major turning point.
Su Ping did not interrogate him, but took him to the Criminal Department.
When Xue Pang heard this, he was overjoyed and said he would personally supervise the case.
"Okay, okay, great. With this person in hand, I don't have to worry about those people not recruiting. Xiao Su, don't you want to get some commissions for the Red Flower Society? Let's get it from him."
Although there was a major breakthrough, the case soon encountered difficulties. Gan Jing, who had just been promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Cao Huali, the Minister of Rites, approached Xue Pang and asked him to release him.
Xue Pang said that it was Su Ping who insisted on killing Tian Qun, not that I had to deal with him. Although Su Ping was my subordinate, he was also a court official appointed by the emperor, and he was also a censor who had direct access to the emperor's books.
You can't force him either.
Gan Jing said: We don't have to protect the farmland, but we just need to make some things clear. The original use of Lushungcang was the intention of Emperor Tiande. I still have the official documents from the Shangshu Province in my hand to prove it.
Cao Huali said: Emperor Tiande rebuilt the Temple of Heaven with his holy will, so he transferred the Lushung warehouse. I can testify to this. In addition, Master Cao, the Minister of Rites of the Crown Prince, also knew about this.
Cao Dong, the Prince's Grand Tutor and the Minister of Rites, used to be the crown prince's best friend, but is now a close minister of Emperor Wanlong. He is also the younger brother of Cao Laotaijun. In other words, he is the biological uncle of Tang Ning, the Minister of War. He is also a good friend of Meng Ren, Duke of Jing.
The brother-in-law also had many contacts with Tang Qiong, the Duke of An, and Ximen Zaichi, the Duke of Chu. He could be called the link between the royal family and the family.
Cao Huali was originally from Cao Dong, and he was most likely here on behalf of Cao Dong. This put a lot of pressure on Xue Pang, who was still relatively junior.
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Su Ping took Mei Ran to Chengfeng Tea House.
Although he was still in charge of major corruption cases, the surveillance matters had been handed over to the Red Flower Society, so Su Du had no time to arrest him. At this time, Su Ping thought of the little prince Zhao Lian.
This guy wanted Su Ping's life, so Su Ping had to be more vigilant. But Su Ping didn't plan to handle this matter through the Red Flower Society. After all, killing Prince Qi's crown prince was a big deal. Once it was leaked, it would break the news.
It's a big event. Then it's not just him who will die, but the entire Su family.
Su Ping was planning to ask his hometown to send a few people over, but now he has given up the idea.
Under Lu Sanniang's careful management, the teahouse has really improved. It is said that Qiao Dongcheng came to see it once and expressed his appreciation for the teahouse's resumption of operation. He also dropped twenty taels of silver, saying it was for accounting purposes, and he only needed to mention his name
, all drink tea for free.
Su Ping was sitting in the teahouse, thinking about how to deal with Zhao Lian, when he suddenly saw someone striding into the teahouse. It was Qiao Dongcheng. He quickly glanced at the teahouse, and when he saw Su Ping, he strode over. This
This time he was followed by two thugs, both big and thick, but he didn't let the thugs come over. He just asked them to sit and drink tea.
"Mr. Su, what's happened to you recently? Are you having trouble with me?"
Su Ping smiled bitterly and asked, "Brother Qiao, where did this come from?"
Qiao Dongcheng said: "Do you really not know? You arrested my daughter's father-in-law. Why?"
Su Pingyi frowned: "Is Tian Qun your in-laws?"
Qiao Dongcheng looked around and invited Su Ping to talk in the private room. When he came to the private room, Qiao Dongcheng took out the golden knife, put it on the case, and pushed it to Su Ping:
"Mr. Su, we are destined to be together. Let me tell you the truth, my in-laws are not evil-doers at all. His family is already rich, but he just told me that he has never been an official in his life. I don't know.
What is it like to be an official? So I asked someone to find him a warehouse to work as a clerk. But after less than half a year, he complained that he didn’t want to do it anymore. Why, in just half a year, he was involved in a lawsuit? "
Su Ping frowned and said, "Yes, in just half a year, he was involved in a major corruption case. And he has confessed to embezzling a thousand taels. But he also said that it was a group of people who forced him to be corrupt, otherwise that group of people
I will take revenge on him."
"That's right." Qiao Dongcheng said with a bitter face: "I know him too well, he is not the kind of person who commits crimes. Then please Lord Su, please be kind and let him go?"
Su Ping smiled bitterly: "Brother Qiao looks up to me too much. This matter is under the supervision of Mr. Xue himself. How can I let him go?"
Qiao Dongcheng pushed the golden knife forward again: "What, too little?"
Su Ping laughed miserably and pushed the golden knife back: "It's not about money."
Qiao Dongcheng looked displeased: "Master Su, you have just come to Luoyang, so you may not be clear about some things. My uncle, King Qi, is a thousand years old, and he is the pillar of the Liang Dynasty. If I go to ask him for this matter, he only needs to say a word
If so, the Ministry of Punishment must release him. By then, Mr. Su will not be able to make a penny."
Su Ping was a little strange. He had already told him that Xue Pang was watching this matter, so why was he still arguing with him?
Apparently Su Ping didn't know that Qiao Dongcheng had already met Cao Huali. It was Cao Huali who relayed Xue Pang's words and said that Su Ping was determined to cling to this matter.
Su Ping stared at Qiao Dongcheng and said: "In this major corruption case, Tian Qun is not the only person involved. He is already the eighteenth person I have searched. But among these eighteen people, only he admitted it."
"My in-laws are just too restless." Qiao Dongcheng stood up and sighed: "Okay, I don't want to say anything more. I just want to ask Master Su, can I let him go?"
Su Ping said: "I have no right to let him go."
Qiao Dongcheng said nothing, grabbed the golden knife and left.
In the words of my friend Sima Jing, the people's background was very tough and they wanted to steal money from Tian Qun's family, but it was difficult to do so.
Now that he is so poor that he is starving, Su Ping feels very uncomfortable. Even for lunch, Mei Ran pays for it, which makes Su Ping very uncomfortable. Whether it is Mr. Su or Young Master Su, have they ever asked a woman to pay? It's so shameless.
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Seeing that Su Ping was in trouble because he had no money, Mei Ran asked Su Ping: "Why don't you go to the county to ask for the reward?"
He said that there was something wrong with Su Ping. Others owed him money and he easily forgot. After being reminded by Mei Ran, Su Ping smiled, went to the office, issued a certificate, and rode to Beishi. He found Wan'an County and asked for the reward.
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No wonder Chen Qianfou was too lazy to do this. The two wanted criminals together only received a total of thirty-two taels of bounty.
It is said that it used to be relatively high, but then for some reason the bounty became less and less, and in the end only this little money was left.
In order to get this little money, we have to wait for the person offering the reward to come over and have both parties meet and sign.
Once this was done, the whole afternoon passed.
He owed Mei Ran twenty-eight taels, but after paying the money back, he still had four taels of broken silver left in his pocket.
Su Ping also loves to play. After collecting the money, he did not leave Bei City in a hurry. Instead, he watched the monkeys playing on the street. Suddenly, he heard drums beating on the stage not far away, and someone shouted on the stage to beat him.
Give five taels of silver. The game is set up openly and you can place bets.
Mei Ran said: "I'll fight him."
Su Ping said: "Don't go. If you beat him, you won't get any money, and a group of people will appear to make trouble for you. This is a street trick to deceive people."
Mei Ran said: "If he dares to do that, I will arrest him!"
Then Mei Ran jumped on the stage and beat the man up.
The man did have some martial arts skills, and he was not weak. But he couldn't beat Mei Ran. He was kicked by Mei Ran with a pair of strong-winding mandarin duck kicks. The girl's body was twisted rapidly, and her feet were as fast as ghosts. She kicked the man
There was a halo around his body, and only a crackling sound was heard, and the man fell down.
But no one came on stage to cause trouble for Mei Ran, because she was wearing the clothes of a knife official from the Ministry of Justice and had a knife on her waist.
There was a roar of applause from the audience, and some people threw copper coins on the stage to ask the person who set up the arena to send more experts. I just said that it was not enough to watch.
At this time, the tarpaulin of the arena shook, and a person came from behind. This person was not tall, but had a strong build and a bright gaze. At first glance, he was not a good person.
He looked Mei Ran up and down and said: "As long as the dragon rises all over the world, his life span will be as long as the sky."
Mei Ran turned around and looked at the man. She didn't recognize him and said, "The yellow flower is old, and the red flower is in full bloom."
Both of them had sect passwords. The man seemed to know about the Red Flower Club, so he lost interest in Mei Ran, but Mei Ran didn't know which organization the other man belonged to.
I really didn't expect to meet Chen Qianfou and his group on the street. I don't know what these guys are up to. Su Ping shouted to Mei Ran: "You've had enough fun, come down quickly."